1 Tawarikh 23:4

23:4 David said, ¹  “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

1 Tawarikh 23:2

23:2 David ²  assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.

1 Tawarikh 19:8-11

19:8 When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. ³  19:9 The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field. 19:10 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. ⁴  19:11 He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

[23:4]  ¹ tn The words “David said” are supplied here in the translation for clarification. The appearance of the first person verb “I supplied” in v. 5 indicates that David is speaking here.

[23:2]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:8]  ³ tn The words “the news” and “to meet them” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.

[19:10]  ⁴ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.

[19:10]  tn Heb “and Joab saw that the face of the battle was to him before and behind and he chose from all the best in Israel and arranged to meet Aram.”